Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Acute Pharyngitis in Children(3 years and older), Adolescents and Adults (PDF)
- Diagnosis and Management of Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease (PDF)
- Management of Adults with Osteoarthritis (PDF)
- Outpatient Management of Uncomplicated DVTs (PDF)
- Quality Palliative Care
- Screening, Diagnosis and Referral for Substance Use Disorders (PDF)
- Tobacco Control (PDF)
- Management of Uncomplicated Acute Bronchitis in Adults (PDF)
- Management of Acute Low Back Pain in Adults (PDF)
- Management and Prevention of Osteoporosis (PDF)
- Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy in Adults 18 Years and Older (PDF)
- Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain
- Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health: Clinical Management and Service Guidance
- Bipolar Disorder: Assessment and Management
Meridian encourages the use of evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) by our providers. Our Quality Improvement Committee approves and adopts CPGs for prevention, diagnosis and management of medical and behavioral health conditions. These guidelines are developed by the nationally-recognized Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium (MQIC), and correspond with well-accepted standards of care and clinical treatments for specific conditions. MQIC guidelines are reviewed and updated every two years, or sooner if necessary. Once approved by MQIC Medical Directors, the CPGs are sent to the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) for inclusion on the US Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. NGC prepares structured abstracts for consistency of guidelines on their website.
Meridian promotes implementation of these CPGs via dissemination among practitioners and uses numerous performance measures to provide feedback to achieve consistent and high quality health outcomes for our members.
The MQIC CPGs are reviewed every two years and updated as necessary by the MeridianHealth Physician Advisory Committee (PAC), and approved by the Quality Improvement Committee and Board of Directors. Get more information about MQIC (PDF).
These Clinical Practice Guidelines are the clinical basis for each of our Disease Management and Behavioral Health programs. Please click below to view the guidelines in electronic format. They are also available in hard copy upon request by contacting the Quality Department at 866-606-3700.
- Adult Preventive Services (Ages 18-49) (PDF)
- Adult Preventive Services (Ages ≥ 50) (PDF)
- Adults with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (PDF)
- Asthma, Diagnosis and Management (PDF)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (PDF)
- Diabetes Mellitus (PDF)
- Diagnosis and Management of Adults with Depression (PDF)
- Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for Children and Adolescents (PDF)
- Hypertension, Medical Management of Adults (PDF)
- Lipid Screening and Management (PDF)
- Management and Prevention of Osteoporosis (PDF)
- Management of Acute Low Back Pain (PDF)
- Management of Overweight and Obesity in the Adult (PDF)
- Management of Sickle Cell Disease (PDF)
- Oral Hygiene Care for Functionally Dependent and Cognitively Impaired Older Adults (PDF)
- Outpatient Management of Uncomplicated DVTs (PDF)
- Prevention and Identification of Childhood Overweight and Obesity (PDF)
- Prevention of Pregnancy in Adolescents Ages 12-17 years (PDF)
- Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy in Adults 18 years and older (PDF)
- Professionally Applied Topical Fluoride (PDF)
- Quality Palliative Care (PDF)
- Routine Prenatal and Postpartum Care (PDF)
- Reconstituted Infant Formula and Enamel Fluorosis (PDF)
- Routine Preventive Services for Infants and Children (Birth - 24 Months) - EPSDT (PDF)
- Routine Preventive Services for Children and Adolescents (Ages 2-21) - EPSDT (PDF)
- Screening for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas (PDF)
- Screening, Diagnosis and Referral for Substance Use Disorders (PDF)
- Transitions of Care in Long-Term Care Continuum (PDF)
- Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for Children and Adolescents (PDF)
- Treatment of Childhood Overweight and Obesity (PDF)
- Tobacco Control (PDF)
- Use of Pit and Fissure Sealants (PDF)
- ADHD: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
- Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health: Clinical Management and Service Guidance
- Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Behaviors (PDF)
- Borderline Personality Disorder, Recognition and Management (PDF)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Borderline Personality Disorder: National Health and Medical Research Council
- Community Reintergration Programs (PDF)
- Delirium: Prevention, Diagnosis and Management
- Depression in Adults: Recognition and Management
- Depression in Adults: Screening
- Depression in Adults, Treatment and Management (PDF)
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder in Adults: Management
- Guideline Watch: Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PDF)
- Guideline Watch: Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (PDF)
- Management of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- National Practice Guideline for the Use of Medications in the Treatment of Addiction Involving Opioid Use (PDF)
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Management
- Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients with Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PDF)
- Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder (PDF)
- Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders (PDF)
- Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (PDF)
- Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PDF)
- Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Schizophrenia (PDF)
- Practice Parameters for the Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents (PDF)
- Psychosis and Schizophrenia in Adults: Prevention and Management
- Psychosis and Schizophrenia in Children and Young People: Recognition and Management
- Schizophrenia Guideline Watch (PDF)
- Schizophrenia Practice Guidelines (PDF)
- The Management of Major Depressive Disorder (PDF)
- Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women with Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants (PDF)
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